Lineman&#39;s chair.



'J. w. DAVIS. LINEMANS 01mm. APPLICATION FILED 1.13.19, 1910.

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Patented Oct. 25,1910.

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J. W. DAVIS.

LINEMANS CHAIR- APPLIOATION FILED MAB.19,1910.

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UNITED sTAJrEs -ATENT onnron.

JOHN W. DAVIS, or SAN nnronro, TEXAS."

LINEMANS CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 19, 1910. Serial No. 550,390.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that '1, JOHN W. Da'v1s, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State. of Texas,

have invented certain new anduseful Improvements 1n L nemen's Chairs,

of which the following is a specification,

reference being bad therein to the accom- \panying drawmg.

This inventlon relates to improvements in 111181118115' chairs; and has for-its object the production of a chair which, can be "used'by a lineman when attaching cables to the supporting Y cable or line. Anotherobject of this inventlon 1s the provision of means for raising the cable by means of afoot lever so erator to easily connect-the cable ,to the 'SUE C8.

ing porting cable )orting wire without having to raise the e by hand. .Still another object tion'is the provisionof .means for facilitatthe removal of the chair from the supchair to pass along the supporting cable .without engaging any obstacles carried by "the cable itself. .Q I

With these and. other objects 1n vlew tlns I invention conslsts'. of cert'aln. novel construc- 30.

tions, combinations, 1 and arrangements of parts as-will be hereinafter fully described view of the chair supporting 44, of Fig. 3'.

which is preferably and claimed. r

' In the drawings: Figure 1 isa perspective shown supported by the wire. Fig.2 is an end viewof the same.

the arrow. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line Referring to the drawings by'num'erals, 1 desi' hates the supporting cable'below which is a apt'ed to besupported the cable 2,.which cable carries v The chair pers'e comprises a framework members 3 which are provided. at theirlower nds'with'loop-portions 4. Withinthe loopportions 4is secured a seat 5 which has each of its ends secured to the transversely extended portion 6 of the. loop po'rtions ft of .the'end frames 3. The loop-portions i -are joined asat. 7 by meansof r1vets,8, andeach frame is alsoprovided withan ovei'hanglng of the present invenand. also for facilitating the Fig; 3 is a' section taken on line '3-+3 of, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the telephone or other wires.

v made :of channel iron and the framework consists, of a palrof end as to allowv the op.-

safety hold theopera'tor, if it be so desired, uponportion 9 which supports asupporting roller- Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

10. The upper ends of the frames 3 are I connected by means of a channel-iron 11.

The overhanging portion 9 of the frame is spaced apart from the finger or extension- 12 so as to allow the car to be easily removed from the supporting cable 1. However,"this opening or space is normally closed by 1 means of a member 13 which is hingedly secured near the'upper end of the. finger or ex-- tension 12-as' at 14. The overhanging port10n 9. of'the frame 3 is provided with an eyelet or staple l5 and the hinged member 13 is provided with a slot 16 which is adaptedto fit over the staple or eyelet 15. Ahook 17 is carried by the hinged,member13 and when the car is placed upon the line wire" or supporting'wire 1 the hinged member is. thrown in a closed position, so that the eye 15 will pass through the aperture or slot 16 and the hook 17 is passed-through the eye 15 so as to hold the hinged-member 13 .in a closed position. The hinged member 13' is provided near its upper end with" an out-r wardl'y curvedportion 18 which facilitates the removal of the hin'gedmember 13 from the eyelet 15fwhen'it is so'desired. I The end frames carry. near the' upper end of the loop-portions '4: eyelets or hooks "19, which hooks are adapted to be engaged by books 20, carried by the supporting or strap 21. The strap 21 is adapted to the chair; I The lever member 22 is pivotally secured between the finger 12'and'one side of the supporting frame 3 as clearly shown in Figl 1 and said lever member comprlses a pm- -mary portion 23 and an auxiliary bshaped its lower end with a loop-'portion30-which may 'bflfingag d b the foot ofthe operator 'to raise the wiresupporting cable 2 to any desired position relative to the supporting cable 1. Byhaving the roller 26 so engaging thecable 2 and operated in the manner previously described, it will be obvious that the operator will be free to use'his hands to .place the necessary connecting means around.

the supporting wire 1 and the cable supporting wire 2. .Heretofore it has been necessary in many instancesfor the operator to hold the cable supporting wire in a certain position relative to the supporting Wire proper, with one hand and place'the necessary connecting means around the two wires or cables with'theother hand. j

A roller 31 is carried bythe other supporting frame 3 and is supported between the finger12 and one side of the supporting frame 3 in the same manner as the lever 22.

The wire 31 is so positioned as to allow the car to easily travel over the cables 1 and' 2, even though the cable 2 should sag and come into engagement with the roller'3l.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described, comprising a supporting frame, a seat carried thereby, a lever member carried by said supporting frame, and means carried -by said levermember and adapted to be controlled by the foot of the operator for'supporting or raising a wire supporting cable in a desired position relative to the linemans cable below said main or supporting cable, lever means carried by said framework and adapted to engage said wire sup orting cable for raising the same to'a desired height relative to the main supporting cable, and means enga ing said lever member for allowing-"the free operation of the lever member the operator.

3. In a device of thefclass described, the combination with a'main supporting cable,

and a wire supporting cable, of a linemans.

chair adapted to be supported by said main supporting cable, means carried by said chair and adapted to enga e said wire supporting cable for raising the same to a desired position relative to the main supporting ca le.

4. A device of the class described, comprisin a pair of end frames, said frames I provi ed with lower looped-ends, a seatsupported by said lowerv ooped-ends ofrsaid supporting frames, rollers carried by the upperaerds, of said frames and adapted to engage-the supporting cable forsuspending frames and adapted to supporting wire, a lever the same in a desire the chair therefrom, and strengthening means engaging the top of said frames for connecting the same. 5. A device of the class describedcomprising a pair of end frames, a seat supported between the lower ends thereof, said frames provided with overhangin upper ends, connecting means engaging t e u per ends of said frames, rollers supported said overhanging ends of said frames, and roller means supported by said frames intermediate the said first-mentioned rollers and the between said frames, the upper end of said -frames'provided, with an overhanging portion, a roller-positioned between said overhanging portion, and the main portion of said frame, a finger formed upon said frames and spaced apart from said overhanging portion thereby allowing the car to be easily removed or placed upon the su porting cable, and means hingedly secure to said finger and adapted to engage said overhanging portion for closing said opening and preventing the removal of the'car from the supporting cable.

7. A device of the class described comprising a plurality of supporting frames provided with lower looped ends, a seat supported by said looped-ends and connecting the lower ends of said frames, 'each frame provided with an overhanging upper end provided with a depending POI'tlOIl, ter-.; minating short of the looped end of the frame, said frame provided with an upwardly extending finger terminating short of the depending portion of said overhanging end, a roller carried by said overhanging end, a hinged member carried b said upwardly extending finger, an eye et carried by said de nding member of said overhanging'en said hinged member provided with a slot adapted to pass over said eyelet, and a hook carried by said hin ed member and adapted to pass through sald eyelet for holding'the hinged member in a locked position and closing the opening between said depending portion, and said upwardly extending finger of said frame. a

8. A devlce of the class described, comprising a plurality of frames, rollers carried y the upper ends thereof, a seat carried by the lower ends of. said frames, and rollers carried by'said frames interposed between said seat and said first-mentioned rollers.

9. Alinemans chair of the class described,

'.comprisinga pluralit of frames, a seat supported thereby, ro lers carried b said be 'suppor'te .by a member carried by one ofsard frames. and ada ted to engage the wire supportin cable or supporting position relative to the first-mentioned cable, and a rod engaging the outer end of said lever member passing through said seat and provided with a lower looped-end adapted to be engaged by the foot of the operator for raising and lowering the cable engagingend of said lever.

10'. A linemans chair of. the class described comprising a frame, a seatsupported thereby, rollers carried by said frame and adapted to travel upon themain-supportin cable, a lever member pivotall mounted upon said frame, a roller carried by the outer end of said lever member and adapted to engagea wire supporting cable, said lever member provided with a rearwardly extending end, a rod secured thereto'and passing through said seat, said rod provided with a lower end adapted to be engaged by the foot of the operator for raising the cable engaging end of said lever for support-- ing said wire supporting'cable in a desired position relative to said first-mentioned cable.

11. A device of the class described commember comprlsmg a primary portion, and

an auxiliary portion, said auxiliary portion engaging said primary portion at one end and being spaced apart from said primary portion at the other end, a roller rotatably mounted in' said spaced apart. ends, said primary portions provided with a rearwardly extending end, a rod en agin said rearwardly extending end an passing through said seat, and saidrod provided with means adapted to be engaged by the footlof the operator for controlling said lever'for raising and lowering the wire supporting cable relative to said first-mentioned cable. a

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN W. DAVIS. Witnesses:

FRANK O. Bossy, O. D. MUELLER. 

